diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index f85b962..ce8e62b 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ fun generateTask(taskName: String, incubating: Boolean) {
         "--template", "/templates/SemanticAttributes.java.j2",
         "--output", "/output/{{pascal_prefix}}${classPrefix}Attributes.java",
         "--file-per-group", "root_namespace",
+        // Space delimited list of root namespaces to excluded (i.e. "foo bar")
+        "-Dexcluded_namespaces=\"ios\"",
         "-Dfilter=${filter}",
         "-DclassPrefix=${classPrefix}",
         "-Dpkg=$packageNameArg",
diff --git a/buildscripts/templates/SemanticAttributes.java.j2 b/buildscripts/templates/SemanticAttributes.java.j2
index f1f38b8..af1e515 100644
--- a/buildscripts/templates/SemanticAttributes.java.j2
+++ b/buildscripts/templates/SemanticAttributes.java.j2
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
 {%- set filtered_attributes = attributes_and_templates | list %}
 {%- endif %}
 {%- set filtered_enums = filtered_attributes | selectattr('is_enum', 'equalto', true) | list %}
-{%- if filtered_attributes | count > 0 %}
+{%- set excluded_namespaces_list = excluded_namespaces.replace("\"", "").split(' ') %}
+{%- if root_namespace not in excluded_namespaces_list and filtered_attributes | count > 0 %}
 /*
  * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/semconv-incubating/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/semconv/incubating/IosIncubatingAttributes.java b/semconv-incubating/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/semconv/incubating/IosIncubatingAttributes.java
deleted file mode 100644
index f89b801..0000000
--- a/semconv-incubating/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/semconv/incubating/IosIncubatingAttributes.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- */
-
-package io.opentelemetry.semconv.incubating;
-
-import static io.opentelemetry.api.common.AttributeKey.stringKey;
-
-import io.opentelemetry.api.common.AttributeKey;
-
-// DO NOT EDIT, this is an Auto-generated file from
-// buildscripts/templates/SemanticAttributes.java.j2
-@SuppressWarnings("unused")
-public final class IosIncubatingAttributes {
-
-  /**
-   * This attribute represents the state the application has transitioned into at the occurrence of
-   * the event.
-   *
-   * <p>Notes:
-   *
-   * <ul>
-   *   <li>The iOS lifecycle states are defined in the <a
-   *       href="https://developer.apple.com/documentation/uikit/uiapplicationdelegate#1656902">UIApplicationDelegate
-   *       documentation</a>, and from which the {@code OS terminology} column values are derived.
-   * </ul>
-   */
-  public static final AttributeKey<String> IOS_STATE = stringKey("ios.state");
-
-  // Enum definitions
-  /** Values for {@link #IOS_STATE}. */
-  public static final class IosStateValues {
-    /**
-     * The app has become `active`. Associated with UIKit notification `applicationDidBecomeActive`.
-     */
-    public static final String ACTIVE = "active";
-
-    /**
-     * The app is now `inactive`. Associated with UIKit notification `applicationWillResignActive`.
-     */
-    public static final String INACTIVE = "inactive";
-
-    /**
-     * The app is now in the background. This value is associated with UIKit notification
-     * `applicationDidEnterBackground`.
-     */
-    public static final String BACKGROUND = "background";
-
-    /**
-     * The app is now in the foreground. This value is associated with UIKit notification
-     * `applicationWillEnterForeground`.
-     */
-    public static final String FOREGROUND = "foreground";
-
-    /**
-     * The app is about to terminate. Associated with UIKit notification `applicationWillTerminate`.
-     */
-    public static final String TERMINATE = "terminate";
-
-    private IosStateValues() {}
-  }
-
-  private IosIncubatingAttributes() {}
-}
diff --git a/semconv-incubating/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/semconv/incubating/IncubatingAvailabilityTest.java b/semconv-incubating/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/semconv/incubating/IncubatingAvailabilityTest.java
index 2c669a7..18c103a 100644
--- a/semconv-incubating/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/semconv/incubating/IncubatingAvailabilityTest.java
+++ b/semconv-incubating/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/semconv/incubating/IncubatingAvailabilityTest.java
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ void available() {
     isValidClass("io.opentelemetry.semconv.incubating.HerokuIncubatingAttributes");
     isValidClass("io.opentelemetry.semconv.incubating.HostIncubatingAttributes");
     isValidClass("io.opentelemetry.semconv.incubating.HttpIncubatingAttributes");
-    isValidClass("io.opentelemetry.semconv.incubating.IosIncubatingAttributes");
     isValidClass("io.opentelemetry.semconv.incubating.JvmIncubatingAttributes");
     isValidClass("io.opentelemetry.semconv.incubating.K8sIncubatingAttributes");
     isValidClass("io.opentelemetry.semconv.incubating.LogIncubatingAttributes");